amplitude
noun
[ ˈamplɪtjuːd ]
• the maximum extent of a vibration or oscillation, measured from the position of equilibrium.
• "the amplitude of alpha rhythms"
• the angular distance of a celestial object from the true east or west point of the horizon at rising or setting.
• breadth, range, or magnitude.
• "the amplitude of the crime of manslaughter lies beneath murder"
Similar:
magnitude,
size,
volume,
proportions,
dimensions,
extent,
range,
scope,
compass,
breadth,
width,
• the angle between the real axis of an Argand diagram and a vector representing a complex number.
Origin:
mid 16th century (in the senses ‘physical extent’ and ‘grandeur’): from Latin amplitudo, from amplus ‘large, abundant’.
